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Christina Collins

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Christina Collins
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Prior offices
Ohio State Board of Education District 5
Successor: Brendan Shea
Predecessor: Lisa Woods
Ohio State Board of Education District 7
Successor: Rhonda Johnson
Predecessor: Tim Miller
Elections and appointments
Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

The Ohio State University, 2005

Graduate

Ashland University, 2008

Ph.D

Kent State University, 2016

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Columbus, Ohio
Profession
Education Administration
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Christina Collins was a member of the Ohio State Board of Education, representing District 7. She assumed office on January 31, 2022. She left office on December 31, 2023.

Collins (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Ohio House of Representatives to represent District 66. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Collins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

On January 31, 2022, Gov. Mike DeWine (R) announced new district boundaries for the Ohio State Board of Education as part of Ohio’s redistricting after the 2020 census. Although Collins was elected to District 5, the district became District 7 after boundary changes. To view the full announcement, click here.

Biography

Christina Collins was born in Columbus, Ohio.[1] Collins graduated from Gahanna Lincoln High School in 2001. She earned a B.A. in English from Ohio State University, an M.Ed. in curriculum from Ashland University,[2] and Ph.D. from Kent State University in 2016.[1][2] Collins' career experience includes working as a high school English teacher with Northridge Local Schools, a secondary curriculum specialist with Medina City Schools, and adjunct professor with Kent State University.[2]

Political career

Ohio State Board of Education (2021-2023)

Collins was elected to the board in November 2020 and assumed office in January 2021.

Elections

2022

See also: Ohio House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Ohio House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Sharon Ray defeated Christina Collins in the general election for Ohio House of Representatives District 66 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Sharon Ray (R)
 
64.6
 
32,557
Image of Christina Collins
Christina Collins (D) Candidate Connection
 
35.4
 
17,829

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 50,386
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 66

Mike Oliver advanced from the Democratic primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 66 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Mike Oliver (Write-in)
 
100.0
 
669

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 669
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 66

Incumbent Sharon Ray advanced from the Republican primary for Ohio House of Representatives District 66 on August 2, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Sharon Ray
 
100.0
 
2,761

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,761
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2020

See also: Ohio State Board of Education election, 2020

General election

General election for Ohio State Board of Education District 5

Christina Collins defeated incumbent Lisa Woods in the general election for Ohio State Board of Education District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Christina Collins (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
51.1
 
225,871
Image of Lisa Woods
Lisa Woods (Nonpartisan)
 
48.9
 
215,901

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 441,772
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Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Christina Collins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Collins' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am a mother, educator, and currently-serving member of the State Board of Education. I am an avid supporter of public education, human rights and equality, and women, children, and families. My fundamental belief in taking care of others drives my personal and professional work. To this end, I enjoy volunteering at Birthcare of Medina helping parents in need, and our family supports children in crisis through fostering.

I have earned degrees in English from The Ohio State University, Curriculum from Ashland University, and a Doctorate of Education in Curriculum and Instruction from Kent State University. I have also had the honor of presenting my research in London, England and at the American Educational Research Association.

Professionally, I have taught middle and high school English and served as a district administrator in Curriculum & Instruction. Since being elected to the State Board, I have fought for underrepresented populations, fair and honest education, and creating school-to-work partnerships for workforce development. I am currently an adjunct professor at Kent State University in the Interprofessional Leadership Educational Doctorate program teaching Qualitative Research and Practitioner Inquiry.

I live in Medina, Ohio, with my husband, Chris, who works in cybersecurity, and our five children.

  • Everyone deserves the right to privacy in medical care: I am a pro-choice candidate who believes all medical decisions, including safe abortions and gender-affirming care, should be confidential between patients and their doctors.
  • Every child has the right to quality education: Investing in children is investing in our economy and future. I support fully funding public education and ensuring teachers are trusted as experts. She will fight against legislation that takes away local control of curriculum decisions, including infringement on honest and accurate history education. While she supports parents’ choice to home educate, she believes public schools are the backbones of their communities and should provide safe learning environments.
  • We all deserve human rights: Historically, American democracy is hallmarked by groups struggling to gain equality in the eyes of the law. I support women’s rights, marriage equality, closing the wage gap, and anti-discrimination laws. I support efforts to research inequalities and determine causes and solutions.
Because taking care of children is something I care about deeply, I am particularly passionate about how the decisions we make today ultimately impact the world we are creating for children. Everything we do in the "adult world" impacts how our children grow and the world that awaits them. My professional expertise is in public education, and I want to ensure our schools are properly and permanently funded in a way that gives kids equitable access to opportunity regardless of their zip codes. Additionally, taking care of our children involves ensuring they have safe and healthy home environments, which means I am also passionate about women's rights and equality, worker's rights and fair wages, supporting people dealing with addiction issues, healthcare access, and reducing gun violence. Each of these issues, to me, directly relates to supporting children's growth and development.
I look up to strong women in general, women who have beat the odds or changed society through their work. Being a woman in leadership is exceptionally challenging, but there are many local leaders in my area whose work and character I respect tremendously.
I have a never-ending sense of curiosity that drives me to learn about many different things. I enjoy learning about people, their experiences, why they believe what they believe. I trust experts in their field, and I rely on research and data to help inform my thinking about topics. I'm not afraid of admitting when I am wrong or have changed positions based on new information, and I welcome conversations that widen my perspective on issues. I will fight for certain issues that I care about tremendously (human rights and equality, women's rights, and education), and I prioritize helping people over making life more challenge.
Listening, responding to constituents, and setting aside personal biases to try and make the needs of others a top priority. I believe the best elected officials work hard to build relationships with others - even those with whom they do not agree. When we operate from an echo chamber, we leave voices out of the conversation; it is crucial to me that elected officials put people over politics.
I very vaguely recall the fall of the Berlin Wall (1989). I was 6 years old at that time.
I enjoyed reading and books (I did become an English teacher, after all), and my first job was at Barnes and Noble in Easton Town Center, Columbus. I held the role on and off through my first year of college, so around 2-3 years.
I love the Foo Fighters, so "My Hero"
It should be a system of checks and balances, but in an overwhelmingly, single-party controlled system, the checks and balances sometimes fall prey to political posturing and power issues.
The greatest practical issue is workforce. We are seeing it through supply chain issues, employment challenges across all industries, and a shifting culture around worker's needs. Ohio is down 100,000 employees since the pandemic, and while unemployment rates remain low, there are simply not enough people for the workforce.

Additionally, we are experiencing extremely challenging cultural issues. Ohio itself is becoming an extremely conservative state. Data tells us a majority of Ohioans support certain stances on key issues, but our elected officials are moving in opposition to what people want. The redistricting difficulties this year are a hallmark of this contention between electeds and the general population. Abortion rights, gun safety, and education are other issues representing these cultural challenges.
Absolutely. As a board member, although board members are supposed to be nonpartisan, I have successfully built relationships with many various viewpoints throughout my colleagues. It is so important for us to find common ground and work together to solve problems and make life better for Ohioans. It may be difficult to agree on larger, philosophical issues, but that shouldn't stop us from trying to find areas where we can agree and work together.
I favor involving a nonpartisan, objective, third party to develop the maps.
Because my background is in education, I would welcome the opportunity to serve on that committee.
I do believe some compromise is necessary, and compromise means everyone walks away from the discussion a little unhappy. There are values I will not compromise, such as women's rights, human rights and equality, and the right to medical privacy, but there are instances when compromise is an effort to chip away slowly at a larger problem. It's important to work across and between the "aisle" because people (not politics) solve problems.

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2020

Candidate Connection

Christina Collins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Collins' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am an educator with 12 years experience as a teacher and administrator. I am also a parent to four children ages 11, 10, 4, and 2, and I live with my husband, Chris, and our kids in Medina, OH. In 2016, I earned my PhD from Kent State University in Curriculum and Instruction, and in 2020, I earned my superintendent's license through Ashland University. My passion is and has always been in advocating for public schools and supporting teachers in their work. As a parent, I also understand the need for parents to have say in their child's education.
  • We have a key opportunity to develop a new vision for education in Ohio as a result of the pandemic.
  • Our traditional public schools deserve to be adequately and appropriately funded, and we should avoid reallocating funds to charter and private schools .
  • We need to ensure antiracist and unbiased instruction by reviewing our curriculum for instances of each, which should include increased intentionality in regards to our choices about what is and is not taught.
Education: We need to ensure our public schools receive the funding they need in order to adequately address student needs. Our school capabilities cannot be solely measured by standardized achievement and report card scores as these have been proven to reflect socioeconomics more so than actual learning. Our schools are facing many challenges, and we need to ensure wraparound supports to assist with these challenges.
I look up to Michelle Obama. Throughout the Obama administration, I held on to her statement, "When they go low, we go high," and it has become somewhat of a life mantra for me. I watched her shoulder criticism as a strong, black woman raising two also strong black women. I saw her stand tall even when the attacks were about things like her physical appearance. It was as if no matter what she did or how she did it, she was smiling too much or not enough, showing too much shoulder or not feminine enough, etc. She became a role model as a woman who held her own despite the patriarchy and systemic bias against women, and yet, she has a genuine warmth and caring when she talks to people. I have so much appreciation for her, and I hope to be as strong handling criticism as she has been.
Honesty, integrity, solid decision-making skills, and a sense of collaboration. I do not believe in unilaterally solving problems or making decisions, but I believe in getting feedback, having conversations, and ultimately making decisions based on the information available at a given time. Elected officials should always seek to learn more, to be leaders rather than managers, and to bring people together with support and optimism.
I would like to be remembered as someone who supported others to be their best selves. Whether the others are my kids, my doctoral students, friends, family, classroom teachers, or those I have the opportunity to influence in any way, I want to be known as someone who believed in others and encouraged them to see their value.
Hermione Granger. No question.
The most important responsibility is to be a voice for my constituents. Having experience in education aids me in knowing how policy ultimately trickles down to local schools and impacts day-to-day operations. I have the unique perspective of having recently been a curriculum director experiencing the beginning of transitioning to education in the time of COVID. I look forward to remaining in close contact with classroom teachers, local districts, parents, and community members to adequately represent their needs.
I have learned through the process of campaigning that the political environment is its own entity! While I do not think it is necessary for state board members to have previous experience in government or politics, I do think it is important for members to have people to whom they can turn for insight on navigating politics. It is important, however, for state board members to be supporters of public education, since it is the primary recipient of the work done by the state board.
1) To be a supporter of and believer in our public education system, and to know enough about the system to be able to advocate for its continuance in a climate of privatization.

2) To be a good listener who puts stock in the stories of teachers, parents, community members, and kids. We learn how the system is progressing by listening to experiences.

3) To understand data and its appropriate and sensible use. The state board helps monitor progress of education in Ohio, and it's important these members know that data from standardized assessments is ONE source from a test given on ONE day. It is only a snapshot and does not provide a full picture.

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    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 10, 2020
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ohio Department of Education, "District 5 | Christina Collins," accessed March 20, 2021

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